to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
in the meanwhile; during the time
New Year's Eve; December 31
temple bell rung 108 times on New Year's Eve
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
absurd; ridiculous; nonsense; excessive; extreme
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
sympathy; compassion; pity
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
as (for); for; in the capacity of
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
semi-European-style house; type of Japanese house incorporating Western elements that was made popular in the 1920s and 1930s
Japanese style; Japanesque; Japanism
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity
catastrophe; cataclysm; collapse (of a relationship); breakup; split (friends, lovers, etc.)
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning